Ten Canes to Compete in Senior All-Star Games
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Ten former Miami Hurricanes are set to compete in four of the nation’s premier senior All-Star games throughout the month of January as they prepare for the 2015 NFL Draft.
Former Hurricane linebacker Thurston Armbrister and quarterback Ryan Williams will open senior bowl season on Saturday as they compete in the 2014 Medal of Honor Bowl. Both Armbrister and Williams will play on the National Team roster, which will be coached by former NFL coach Chan Gailey. Armbrister will wear No. 53 and Williams will wear No. 11 – the same number he wore at Miami.
The game is set to kickoff at 2:30 p.m. EST at Johnson Hagood Stadium on the campus of The Citadel in Charleston, S.C. The game will be nationally televised on NBC Sports.
On Jan. 17, former defensive lineman Olsen Pierre will serve as the Hurricanes lone representative in the 2015 NFLPA Bowl and will wear No. 91. The game will be held in Carson, Calif., on the campus of California State University Dominguez Hills. Kickoff is set to begin at 4 p.m. EST and will air live on ESPN2. In addition, fans also can watch team practices on Jan. 14 and 15 on WatchESPN.
Pierre will play on the American Team, which will be coached by former NFL head coach Mike Holmgren.
Former Hurricanes Anthony Chickillo, Jonathan Feliciano and Shane McDermott will take center stage in the 90th East-West Shrine game on Jan. 17. The game will be held at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. and will be aired live on NFL Network.
Chickillo, Feliciano and McDermott will all compete on the East Team. Chickillo will wear No. 95, Feliciano will wear No. 76 and McDermott will wear No. 62 – the same number he wore during his career at Miami. Former NFL coach Mike Singletary will coach the East Team.
Four former Miami players will conclude the senior all-star season as Phillip Dorsett, Ladarius Gunter, Denzel Perryman and Clive Walford will take part in the 2015 Reese’s Senior Bowl on Jan. 24 in Mobile, Ala. The game will be aired on NFL Network.
Medal of Honor Bowl – Jan. 10, 2015 | 2:30 p.m. | Charleston, S.C. | TV: NBC Sports
Thurston Armbrister
Ryan Williams
NFLPA Bowl – Jan. 17, 2015 | 4 p.m. | Carson, Calif. | TV: ESPN2
Olsen Pierre
East West Shrine Game – Jan. 17, 2015 | 4 p.m. | St. Petersburg, Fla. | TV: NFL Network
Anthony Chickillo
Jon Feliciano
Shane McDermott
Senior Bowl – Jan. 24, 2015 | 4 p.m. | Mobile, Ala. | TV: NFL Network
Phillip Dorsett
Ladarius Gunter
Denzel Perryman
Clive Walford
